1. (1) "Benchmark reading assessment" means the same as the term is defined in Section R277-406-2.
2. (2) "Benchmark mathematics assessment" means the same as the term is defined in Section R277-406-2.

3. (3) "College readiness assessment" means the:

   1. (a) same as that term is described in Section 53E-4-305; and
   2. (b) the ACT.
4. (4) "English Learner" or "EL student" means a student who is learning in English as a second language.
5. (5) "English language proficiency assessment" means the WIDA Assessing Comprehension in English State-to-State (ACCESS), which is designed to measure the acquisition of the academic English language for an English Learner student.
6. (6) "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974" or "FERPA," 20 U.S.C. 1232g, means a federal law designed to protect the privacy of students' education records.

7. (7) "High school assessment":

   1. (a) means the same as that term is described in Section 53E-4-304;
   2. (b) means the "Utah Aspire Plus"; and

   3. (c) includes the Utah Aspire Plus assessment of proficiency in:

      1. (i) math;
      2. (ii) science; and
      3. (iii) reading.
8. (8) "National Assessment of Education Progress" or "NAEP" means the national achievement assessment administered by the United States Department of Education to measure and track student academic progress.
9. (9) "Statewide assessment" means an assessment described in Subsection 53G-6-803(9)(a).

10. (10) "Standards Assessment":

    1. (a) means the same as that term is described in Subsection 53E-4-303(2)(a);
    2. (b) means the "Readiness Improvement Success Empowerment" or "RISE"; and
    3. (c) for each school year, includes one writing prompt from the writing portion of the RISE English language arts assessment for grades 5 and 8.

11. (11) "Statewide assessment" means the:

    1. (a) the same as that term is defined in Subsection 53E-4-301(2);
    2. (b) Utah alternate assessment; and
    3. (c) English language proficiency assessment.

12. (12) "Section 504 accommodation plan" means a plan:

    1. (a) required by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; and
    2. (b) designed to accommodate an individual who has been determined, as a result of an evaluation, to have a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.

13. (13)(a) "Utah alternate assessment" means an assessment instrument:

    1. (i) for a student in special education with a disability so severe the student is not able to participate in a statewide assessment even with an assessment accommodation or modification; and

       1. (ii) that measures progress on the Utah core instructional goals and objectives in the student's IEP.
    2. (b) "Utah alternate assessment" means, for English language arts, science and mathematics, the Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM).

14. (14) "Utah eTranscript and Record Exchange" or "UTREx" means a system that allows:

    1. (a) an LEA and the Superintendent to electronically exchange an individual detailed student record; and
    2. (b) electronic transcripts to be sent to any post-secondary institution, private or public, in-state or out-of-state, that participates in the e-transcript service.

KEY: assessments, student achievements

Date of Last Change: March 10, 2025

Notice of Continuation: June 16, 2026

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: Art X Sec 3; 53E-4-302; 53E-3-401(4); 53G-6-803(9)(b)